Mahdi Sheikh on pharmaceutical opioid use and subsequent cancer risk

eClinicalMedicine in conversation with

eClinicalMedicine in conversation with
Mahdi Sheikh on pharmaceutical opioid use and subsequent cancer risk
Dec 01, 2025
The Lancet Group

Mahdi Sheikh joins Elena Bellafante, Deputy Editor for eClinicalMedicine, to discuss the evidence that regular use of pharmaceutical opioids for pain management may be associated with a higher risk of developing certain cancers, particularly those already known to be linked to opium consumption.


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